PRO A6-9500E vs A6-9400

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2307	2696
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	1.01	1.17
Designer	AMD	AMD
Manufacturer	GlobalFoundries	GlobalFoundries
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	16 March 2019 (6 years ago)	3 October 2016 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-9400 and PRO A6-9500E basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	160K	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (shared)	1024 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Die size	250 mm2	250 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	3,100 million	3,100 million
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on A6-9400 and PRO A6-9500E compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	AM4	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9400 and PRO A6-9500E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
PowerTune	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
Out-of-band client management	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9400 and PRO A6-9500E are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9400 and PRO A6-9500E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2400
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Radeon R5	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	4
Enduro	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-9400 and PRO A6-9500E integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-9400 and PRO A6-9500E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9400 and PRO A6-9500E.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	8	8

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.54	0.96
Recency	16 March 2019	3 October 2016
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

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